ALT 93.3 will offer mainstream Alternative music programming with artists like The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Imagine Dragons, The Lumineers and more. The new station will be commercial free through July 7 and will feature Lucas, JD Greene and Meatsauce as on-air hosts.

"There is a big appetite for the kind of music that ALT will play," said Michael Crusham, Market President, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Minneapolis. "We are going to have fun feeding the Twin Cities with their kind of music.

Fans can listen to ALT 93.3 on the stationís website www.ALT933.com, as well as on iHeartRadio.